| 1 | 1 | | 89R2864 CXP-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Lalani H.B. No. 543 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to signs posted by public institutions of higher education |
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| 10 | 10 | | to facilitate the reporting of and to prevent incidents of sexual |
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| 11 | 11 | | harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter E-3, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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| 14 | 14 | | amended by adding Section 51.2821 to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | Sec. 51.2821. REQUIRED POSTING OF SIGNS BY PUBLIC |
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| 16 | 16 | | INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. (a) In this section: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning |
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| 18 | 18 | | assigned by Section 61.003. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) "QR code" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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| 20 | 20 | | 443.001, Health and Safety Code. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (b) As part of the comprehensive prevention and outreach |
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| 22 | 22 | | program developed by the institution under Section 51.282(d), an |
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| 23 | 23 | | institution of higher education shall post in each of the |
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| 24 | 24 | | institution's bathrooms a sign that must: |
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| 25 | 25 | | (1) contain information summarizing the institution's |
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| 26 | 26 | | resources for victims of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating |
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| 27 | 27 | | violence, and stalking; |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2) be written in English and Spanish; |
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| 29 | 29 | | (3) measure at least 11 inches by 14 inches in size; |
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| 30 | 30 | | and |
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| 31 | 31 | | (4) include: |
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| 32 | 32 | | (A) the phone number for the National Domestic |
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| 33 | 33 | | Violence Hotline; |
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| 34 | 34 | | (B) the phone number for the Texas Abuse Hotline; |
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| 35 | 35 | | and |
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| 36 | 36 | | (C) a QR code that leads to an electronic version |
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| 37 | 37 | | summarizing the institution's resources for victims of sexual |
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| 38 | 38 | | harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. |
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| 39 | 39 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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